Comes now word that Einstein’s theory of relativity is under review. This theory in turn depends on the “bedrock” theory of physics that nothing in the universe can travel faster than light. But the latest experiments in Europe indicate that a fired beam of neutrinos (whatever those are) has exceeded the speed of light. Of course, further validation […]
Archives for October 2011
Enough is Enough in Pakistan
I don’t pretend to know exactly what to do about it, but we have plenty of evidence of acts of war committed against America by our “ally” Pakistan, now brought into the open by retiring Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen. Defending Americans is Job One for a Commander in Chief, and I don’t […]
Bad Fed Policy Made Worse
Congressman Barney Frank has another flawed idea–somehow he thinks that the Federal Reserve has too much independence from political guidance, so he has a plan to reduce the representation of the regional Fed bank presidents on the central bank policy board and replace them with political appointees. We have enough problems with monetary policy as […]
What Am I Missing?
Another major battlefield success for America in the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a major Al Qaeda leader, and yet we endure another round of dismay from the usual suspects plus Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul about the questionable constitutionality of the event. What don’t we understand about the fact that we are a country at war and […]
The Field is Set, But Who has the Answers?
What you see is what you get. The Republican field for the nomination for President is set and it’s on to the main event, so quit looking for the knight on a white horse–he or she isn’t coming. Can one of the candidates measure up to the challenge? We’ll see, and one of them will […]
Pursuing the Wrong Villain
Some misguided analysts, objectively or not, are comparing the currently active “occupy Wall Street” crowd to the Tea Party activists. Well, if you have paid any attention at all to this rabble and their temperament and overall articulation of mission, that’s a pretty big stretch. Despite some fringe loonies, the Tea Party is a credible political […]